Net Worth: $19 million Also known as Papa Ayo Oritsejafor, Ayedole is an influential Nigerian pastor, having founded the Word of Life Bible Church. He became a born again Christian in 1972, and according to him he had a vision of himself preaching in a suit, and a voice saying: “this is what you are going to be doing for the rest of your life. Take my word to the world.”
He’s been the national president of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, and the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria. He launched the first “Miracle crusade” from Africa to the world with evangelist Joe Martins. His reported net worth is $19 million.
Acharya Balkrishna
Net Worth: $1.4 billion Known to be a close friend and associate of Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna is the chief editor of Yog Sandesh magazine, and apparently owns around thirty-four companies in India, with a combined annual turnover of over thirty-seven million dollars, and is reported to have a net worth somewhere around $1.4 billion!
He owns 98.6% of Patanjali Ayurved, which he started with Baba Ramdev, and is the managing director. He is a practitioner and teacher of Ayurveda, a historic medicinal practice that was said to be handed down from Gods and sages to human physicians, and can be traced to 6,000 B.C.
Mata Amritanandamayi
Net Worth: $230 million A teacher and Hindu spiritual leader in India, Mata Amritanandamayi is seen as almost a saint by her followers. Her nickname is “The Hugging Saint,” and has, reportedly, hugged over thirty million people! Based in Kerala, a region in the southwestern coast of India, this guru is renowned for embracing people in order to comfort them. She is well-respected for her humanitarian activities.
Mata reportedly has a net worth of $230 million, thanks to a network of Amrita schools – colleges – and she also runs the Amritanandamayi Trust, which takes contributions from Indian and foreign followers, which helps to support the colleges.
Uebert Angel
Net Worth: $40 million Uebert Angel, birth name Uebert Mudzanire, commonly known as Prophet Angel, is the founder of Spirit Embassy, a Pentecostal ministry in the United Kingdom. Described as a young, charismatic prophet, Angel travels by helicopter to preach the word of God, saying He wants his flock to be as rich as Angel.
His net worth has been estimated at $60 million, but he has dismissed the number, stating the number is closer to $40 million. His organization provides food and tuition to families in Africa and Asia, and founded Free Earth Humanitarian Organisation, which works to ensure the needs of the underprivileged are met.
Ray McCauley
Net Worth: $28 million One of South Africa's richest pastors at an estimated worth of $28 million, Ray McCauley was born in 1949, and is the President of the International Federation of Christian Churches, the Senior Pastor of Rhema Bible Church, the co-chair of the National Interfaith Council of South Africa, an author, and even a former champion bodybuilder.
He has drawn some controversy of being a proponent of the prosperity gospel (think Joel Osteen), but he has denied the criticism. More controversy came his way in 2000, when his wife Lyndie instituted divorce proceedings, which caused a large portion of the congregation to depart.